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ABC Law Changes Section 1(a)— distillery permittees are eligible for permits for on-premises sales, including mixed beverages, effective September 1, 2019. Section 3(a) - This section has two main parts. GS 18B-800(cl) provides that ABC stores shall allow the purchase of individual bottles of liquor on the special items list and may sell in store any bottles it receives from a special item case in excess of what is purchased by the customer. GS 18B-800(c2) requires that an ABC board shall fulfill an order by a mixed beverages permittee for individual bottles or cases of liquor by an eligible distillery (craft distillery)that are listed as regular code items; if the order cannot be fulfilled because the Board does not have the item in stock or the order cannot otherwise be fulfilled within the time period requested by the permittee, the local board shall notify the ABC Commission within 48 hours of the request for the order and request authorization for direct shipment; the Commission shall then determine if the distillery wishes to directly ship the product order to the local board, and if so shall authorize that direct shipment so the local board can promptly fulfill the permittee's order. Both parts are effective September 1, 2019. Section 3(b) — requires the ABC Commission to develop an internet-based system to facilitate the sale and purchase of regular approved list items and special order list items of liquor by and among local ABC Boards. This section is expected to help local boards meet their obligations to sell a single bottle from a special item case and to meet the craft distillery needs of permittees under the new sales requirements above. Effective September 1, 2019. Section 4(a)—allows a craft distillery to sell an unlimited amount of its product for off- premises consumption to visitors who tour the distillery. Effective September 1, 2019. Section 5(a) —changes the purchase-transportation law statute to allow any employee of an ABC Board to issue the permit if authorized by the Chairman of the local board, and allows the permit to be issued by the owner or designated employee of a distillery authorized to sell its product for off-premises consumption to visitors who tour the distillery. Effective September 1, 2019. Section 6(a)—authorizes local boards to allow in-store liquor tastings, subject to numerous additional limitations which begin on page 6. Effective September 1, 2019.